"fun" breakfast

stain treating her own clothes :)

surfing with grandpa

learning about the laundromat. washing daddy's dirty sleeping bags

the kids were taking turns being grandma's aquafit instructor! so fun!

riding grandpa 

we took one last trip to visit friends in buffalo before school started. it was such a fun trip! both kids are great travelers and keep themselves busy with little squabbling - THANK YOU for that kiddos!

we found a fall tree on the way and played in the leaves for a few minutes.

the kids were so happy to be with friends! they ran all over, jumped on the trampoline, ran around some more and then danced their butts off! we drove around and picked up food for dinner, ate, jumped a bit more and then it was time for bed! everyone was asleep by 10pm but they were up at 4:30am!!! after a half hour, i made malloy come in and sleep with me. she was up for 3 hours tossing and turning, sighing and crying. she finally fell asleep around 7:30. ugh!!! 

the kids ran around in the morning until i couldn't stand it anymore! they did some puzzles and played with shopkins until it was time to go to branches! we spent the day there with gianna and kenadee. lots of swimming in the pool and the lake. they loved "catching" fish with buckets in the lake!! after a bit of crafts, we headed back home for dinner and an outdoor movie!!! our old friend, the warners, came over for the movie, too! it was great to catch up!!

roasting marshmallows with titus

after a bit better sleep, the kids played so well together the next morning!!! they were playing animal doctor and put on a show.

we had one more mini adventure before we said goodbye and went home! we went to the mall to ride some animals!! we had a blast!!!

malloy slept a bit in the van on the way home. rex slept for the last 5 minutes of the trip and then on the couch for over an hour. or more...he was passed out!!

the kids were so very happy to be home and spending time with daddy!!

trying out the new ice pop molds

we went to the Tomazin's for dinner. malloy was loving the time with julianna and informed me that she "needed one of these". oh boy!

we were having a labor day picnic later in the day. daddy kept the kids busy with some science experiments!

swimming with grandma with glow stick balloons! 

the kids put on quite a performance  after they swam lipsyncing to petatonix. they're hysterical!!!

the kids went to meet the teacher and got to see the classroom and who was in their class. rex was being super shy and didn't want to stay. malloy went up to find her classroom and chat with mrs. ceruti. she got to see where her desk is, who was in her class and asked about the morning routine. once she was clear on the details, she was good to go!!! she made her teacher a card and was so excited to give it to her!

we read our kindergarten books and went to bed excited for school the next day!!